Today's award is Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series!
This year's nominees are...
NICOLE BEHARIE as Christina Hunter in The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
ELIZABETH DEBICKI as Princess Diana in The Crown (Netflix)
ABBY ELLIOTT as Natalie Berzatto in The Bear (FX/Hulu)
AUNJANUE ELLIS as Carolyn Wilder in Justified: City Primeval (FX)
GRETA LEE as Stella Bak in The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
LESLEY MANVILLE as Princess Margaret in The Crown (Netflix)
BELLAMY YOUNG as Vera Parini in The Other Black Girl (Hulu)
And the Winner Is...
LESLEY MANVILLE
The Crown (Netflix)
Princess Margaret has been a great supporting character throughout The Crown. First played by Vanessa Kirby then Helena Bonham-Carter then Lesley Manville, the character has had a couple standout episodes along the way. Manville was often a background figure for most of her two season run but finally got a chance to shine in the third to last episode of the series. Manville came through big time and nailed the end of Margaret's life, from her still swinging lifestyle to a very sad final couple years punctuated by a series of strokes. Manville felt very much a continuation of Kirby and Bonham-Carter's characterization, which is not easy to do, but she also gave the character more poignance in her final days. It made me wish Margaret was an even bigger character.
Thoughts on the Rest of the Nominees:
This award came down to the two actresses from The Crown. Last year's winner Elizabeth Debicki gave another dynamite performance. I picked Manville partly because the Diana episodes of the final season were frustrating to me even though Debicki continued to be pitch perfect in the role. As I've mentioned, The Morning Show has good performances despite being such a wacky show. Nicole Beharie was a strong addition this year (if underused) and Greta Lee had her best season yet. Abby Elliott had a much bigger role in the second season of The Bear and left much more of an impression. Aunjanue Ellis was the sneaky MVP of Justified: City Primeval with some really great scenes. Finally, Bellamy Young did a nice job in a sometimes thankless role in The Other Black Girl.
Tomorrow: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series!
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